Job Site Injuries

Morgan Levine has recovered millions of dollars for workers injured on scaffolds.  Just two months ago, another man was seriously injured after falling off scaffolding on Fifth Avenue.  The victim suffered trauma to his head after falling off a scaffold at 475 Fifth Avenue, on an office building near 41st Street, just after 11 a.m. All of […]

A client of Morgan Levine slipped and fell on ice as he tried to climb a ladder attached to a makeshift scaffold.  The general contractor forced the worker to use an existing fire escape ladder to climb up on the scaffold.   Ice on the fire escape caused the worker to slip and fall, injuring

Updating our previous blog regarding Luis Camarillo, who was killed this weekend in Brooklyn when he was crushed by a garbage truck, the investigation has revealed he was caught by the truck’s hydraulic arm.   He was pronounced dead at Long Island College Hospital. In recent years, Morgan Levine has represented several sanitation workers injured the same

An 18-year-old man was killed this weekend in Brooklyn when he was crushed by a garbage truck.  He was standing at the rear of the truck when the compactor came down on his body.  He was pronounced dead at Long Island College Hospital. The death of Luis Camarillo of the Bronx could have been avoided. Investigators

Morgan Levine has recently beed contacted on several construction site accidents involving many different types of saws.  Most of these saws do not have guards attached while others have the wrong type of blade being used.   The injuries sustained in these accidents usually include the loss of a finger or toe. We have seen

A Bronx construction worker hired Morgan Levine this week to fight for his rights in a trip and fall accident.  Morgan Levine is now representing over 75 construction workers injured over the last six months. This most recent accident involved a construction worker who slipped and fell on oil as he was digging a trench

Many of our clients at Morgan Levine are construction workers who are injured when they fall off of a scaffold or ladder while on a job site.  The scaffold or ladder is usually defective in some way, causing it to shake or wobble.  The end result is a construction worker falling from a height and

Two construction workers were seriously injured when they were crushed under a collapsed building in Brooklyn.  The new building was being constructed in the Canarsie section of Brooklyn, where many clients of Morgan Levine currently live. Another four construction workers were injured in the accident which was caused by negligently placed plywood and heavy materials on

After several hours, firefighters finally pulled a trapped Second Avenue subway construction project worker out of the mud and to safety, after struggling to free him. The worker was trapped 75 to 100 feet below grade level in a block-long trench when he became stuck.  The trench had collapsed upon him. Morgan Levine is currently handling

The attorneys at Morgan Levine are currently handling many cases involving construction site accidents.  Most of these cases involve renovation or demolition projects in the five boros.   The injuries sustained by our clients usually involve accidents with ladders or scaffolds.  Other accidents happen when our clients trip and fall on debris at construction sites.